Sherwin-Williams Declares Dividend of $0.67 per Common Share; Announces Board Leadership Change

CLEVELAND, April 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW today announced a regular quarterly dividend of $0.67 per common share, payable on May 29, 2015, to shareholders of record on May 15, 2015.

In addition, the independent members of the Board elected John M. Stropki as lead director effective immediately.  Mr. Stropki is the Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.  He succeeds Richard K. Smucker, who remains on the Board after serving as lead director since 2011.  Mr. Stropki has been a member of the Board since 2009 and currently serves on the Compensation and Management Development Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Investor Relations Contact:
Bob Wells
Senior Vice President – Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
Sherwin-Williams
Direct:  216.566.2244
rjwells@sherwin.com

Media Contact:
Mike Conway
Director – Corporate Communications
Sherwin-Williams
Direct:  216.515.4393
Pager:  216.422.3751
mike.conway@sherwin.com

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SOURCE The Sherwin-Williams Company